Saturday, November 08, 2014

Why Did God Create Ebola?

Why Did God Create Ebola?

Didn’t God create all things?
Or was Darwin correct: Everything just grew
out of the goo…

By de Andréa
November 8, 2014

Despite Ebola's vicious and deadly
character killing an average of 70-90 percent of those it attacks, I deny that
it evidences a malevolent creator as some of my readers have suggested, asking:
If you believe in a loving God who created everything, then why did he create
Ebola to kill people?

Viruses, as all living things, originally
had good purposes. Some may have become
harmful through either genetic alterations over the course of history, or they
may be the result of the sin of man and Satan’s control in this earth shortly
after Gods creation.

All viruses are not evil. Among them
are beneficial properties that can make some plants drought-resistant or
heat-tolerant, protect humans from harmful bacteria or play a role in the
development of mammal placentas.

Ebola's existence doesn't suggest an
evil creator any more than the inventor of the automobile shows malign intent. Automobiles were designed to be used for good
but sometimes they can be involved in problems, crashing and killing their drivers
or running into people, even though the machine itself was invented for a good
purpose. Some make the same ignorant
case for guns even though they are more often used to protect or defend, than
to kill or harm.

Writers with Answers in Genesis, an
organization which teaches that God created the world by His direct action thousands
rather than millions of years ago, also argue that Ebola does not provide
evidence of Darwinian evolution, viral microbes are still viral microbes even
after thousands of years. The discovery of DNA or deoxyribonucleic acidis a moleculethat
encodes the genetic
instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organismsand
many viruses, it is called the blueprint of life by
all scientists, a blueprint not only suggests design, but a creator. The existence of ‘deadly’ viruses aligns with
the Bible's teaching that mankind's sin brought change and ill effects to God's
good creation. Moreover it is not just
microorganisms that have gone awry because of the sin of man, we have an entire
nation of people that disguise themselves as peaceful while maliciously trying
to commit genocide to anyone that disagrees with them. Even man was originally created good!

"We know that the original
viruses -- like the original kinds of bacteria and all other microorganisms --
were harmless and served useful purposes," Georgia Purdom, Elizabeth Mitchell
and Tommy Mitchell wrote in an article posted on the Answers in Genesis website
Oct. 20. "Over the past 6,000 years many disease-causing variations have
developed in viruses and indeed in all classes of microbes. However, the more
science learns about this hard-to-see part of our world, the more hints we see
that these things were originally designed as a vital part of our world."

A separate Answers in Genesis article,
argues that in addition to providing the only viable explanation of viruses,
the Christian worldview has led to compassionate care of Ebola patients.

"Ultimately, unlike those with a
biblical worldview, secular humanists have no clear moral basis to put
themselves at risk to help the downtrodden, sick, and infirm," Andrew
Fabich, a microbiologist at Liberty University, wrote. "If we are just the
product of random chance processes over time, as Darwinian evolution asserts,
then why not let the sick die off so the strong will survive? However, since we
are not the byproducts of random chance processes, we should conduct ourselves
altogether differently."

Christians with medical training should
pray about travelling to Ebola-stricken areas to provide care, and all
followers of Jesus should pray for the sick.

Those that contract this deadly virus
will most likely meet their Maker soon. We should pray for the missionaries ...
on the ground, meeting needs, to give them boldness to share the gospel under
such dire consequences. What a wonderful opportunity to share with these sick
and dying people that they do not have to spend eternity separated from a
loving God.

Yes God created Ebola, but its
purpose wasn’t to harm. Don’t blame God,
man is the one who brought the consequences of sin by making a bad choice. Jesus Christ the Son of God is the one who
brought salvation by His death and resurrection.

Thanks for listening – de Andréa

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for them to hear the truth.

About Me

I am a first generation American. My ancestors immigrated from Europe, legally I might add. My education is the equivalent of two years of college. No degree, so if you find that I am grammatically challenged, please forgive me. I am however, very well read in philosophy, political science and American history. I write about many subjects, mostly political. Sometimes about what chaps my hide, or just to provoke thought. I have been accused of being a right wing Christian conservative extremist, so I am coming out of the closet. I confess, yes, I am. I believe that it will take the power of God and a lot of extreme people like myself to grab hold of the steering wheel of this country and take a sharp turn to the right in order to stop this great nation from being buried in liberal socialism and tyranny. I welcome your comments, positive or negative. You can e-mail me at writedeandrea@hotmail.com or leave a comment at the bottem of my articles.